Category: Writing

This is definitely one of the times when a picture is what you need. I’m feelin’ it today. Thank you to everyone who has, does, and will, support me in my writing life. The list is pretty damned long, but be assured you’re on it.

Quite often, I run into people who WANT to write, but can’t seem to find a reason to do it. The desire is there, but for some reason it doesn’t kick over into action. I decided, sitting around my office, to write (literally) something about it.

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I’ve added a few new fountain pens to my writing lineup. The current range looks like this:

Randy Hamilton tiger celluloid; medium

JP Lepine Winston in French Oak; bold

Pilot Custom 74 with an opaque navy body (!); medium

Noodler’s Ahab flex nib; fine to medium

Jinhao #450; medium to big swashes

Cadman & Cummins in Elder burl; bold

I’ve also got a few more inks. Noodler’s Bulletproof Black, which isn’t as waterproof as I’d hoped. Diamine Dark Blue. Iroshizuku Kon-Peki. I have to say that the last two are incredibly luscious to write with. The Iroshizuku inks from Pilot have a superb watercolor-like stroke with lovely variable tone.

Trust me. Put the Iroshizuku in the JP Lepine, Jinhao, or the Randy Hamilton…oh, what a writing experience you’ll have! Believe it.

As an author, there’s really nothing like writing your story notes in longhand with a fountain pen. It is responsive, fast, and intimate…just like the touch of an eager lover…just…on paper. Ahem.